ML145818921
Contributor
David Sibley Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Turners Falls Power Canal
Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Adult, stood out right away as it swam with Ring-billed Gull and Herring Gull, with distinctly darker mantle. Once in the scope there was no question of identification, with round head, dark eye, extensive black in wingtips, intermediate size. It seemed to be comfortable sleeping, but suddenly took off at 10:55 with a couple of Herring Gulls, circled up to a few hundred feet, and headed NW over the treetops. A check of Barton Cove did not refind it.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 215 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.5
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 2206 pixels x 1654 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.26 MB